antedating mundane / OED SF database (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Jeff Prucher]

Nice. Brave New Words has this from the 1944 Fancyclopedia. 

Jeff




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>Mundane: "Belonging or relating to the world which lies outside the
>sphere of interest of a particular group of enthusiasts (used esp. among
>science fiction fans, originally of mainstream fiction)."
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>OED SF Database has 1955
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>OED has 1955 (different citation)
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>_The Acolyte_ V III no 3, whole number #11 Summer 1945 p 3
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>"The prophetic, philosophic, and Utopian nature of much science-fiction
>makes acceptable a considerably larger proportion of what might be
>termed non-entertainment purposes than would be palatable in mundane
>fiction."
>http://fanac.org/fanzines/Acolyte/Acolyte11-03.html
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